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Mission Statement: “The general purpose of the organization [EPCAMR] is to encourage the reclamation and redevelopment of land affected by past mining practices. This includes reducing hazards to health and safety, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality, [and] returning land affected by past mining practices to productive use, thereby improving the economy of the region.” -from the Preamble of the EPCAMR Bylaws.
Incorporation Date: January 15, 1997

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Awards EPCAMR $5000 Watershed Education Experience Grant to Provide Virtual Watershed Tours in a Box to Wilkes-Barre Area School District Students

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation awarded EPCAMR $5,000 to go towards teaching local students about environmental issues in their watershed. The CBF has even launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. EPCAMR’s grant coordination will be conducted in…
Marissa Loftus, Wilkes-Barre to volunteer for EPCAMR Summer Internship and use her Strength in Chemistry to Help Create New UpCycled Educational Exhibit Materials among other Tasks

Marissa Loftus, a Wilkes-Barre native recently graduated from Luzerne County Community College with an A.S. in Chemistry. Currently, she is completing a Bachelor’s degree in Geology at Kutztown University. Having grown up in Wilkes-Barre, Marissa has always had an interest in the history of coal mining in the Anthracite Region.…
EPCAMR is a non-profit, non-government, non-partisan public charity dedicated to:
- Reducing health and safety hazards, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abandoned mine lands to productive uses in the region, there by improving the economy.
- Promoting the spirit of cooperation among all parties with an interest in resolving abandoned mine drainage / abandoned mine land problems
- Serving as a liaison among the various governmental agencies (federal, state, and local), watershed associations, industry, and conservationists with a common goal of abandoned mine reclamation
- Encouraging the remining and reclamation of lands, streams, and resources impacted by mining
- Educating, informing, and involving the public with mine drainage and mine reclamation issues
- Seeking and acquiring available sources of funding for restoration, reclamation, education and assessment projects
- Providing assistance in developing watershed associations and coalitions interested in abandoned mine reclamation issues
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